Research Associate & Junior Doctor, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, UK; College of Medicine, University of Glasgow, UK.
Scott Med J. 2014 Feb;59(1):5-8. doi: 10.1177/0036933013518140. Epub 2014 Jan 13.
Day case surgery is widely encouraged as it has many benefits. In this study, we evaluate the feasibility of paediatric tonsillectomies as day case surgery procedures in a tertiary paediatric centre.
The outcome of paediatric tonsillectomy performed as day case procedures was studied for four months. We recorded complication rates in comparison to the standard in-patient practice.
23 paediatric patients were included in this study. The age of the patients ranged from four to 11 years, with mean age of 6.5. No patients suffered post-operative complications within the first 24 h. Two patients were re-admitted due to a post-operative complication (8.6%) and one patient for a non-operative cause (4.3%) beyond the initial 24 h.
Paediatric Day Case Paediatric Tonsillectomy is a safe, feasible and an economical way to manage patients. It should be practised as a day case where appropriate and when criteria are met.
日间手术因其诸多益处而被广泛提倡。本研究旨在评估在一家儿科三级中心,将小儿扁桃体切除术作为日间手术的可行性。
我们对四个月期间行日间手术的小儿扁桃体切除术的结果进行了研究,并与标准的住院治疗实践进行了并发症发生率的比较。
本研究共纳入 23 名小儿患者。患者年龄为 4 至 11 岁,平均年龄为 6.5 岁。在 24 小时内,无患者出现术后并发症。两名患者因术后并发症(8.6%)和一名患者因术后 24 小时以外的非手术原因(4.3%)再次入院。
小儿日间手术治疗小儿扁桃体切除术是一种安全、可行且经济的治疗方法。在适当情况下,当符合标准时,应作为日间手术进行。